'Studies of an Eagle Standing on a Ram's Head, and of a Male Head with Ram's Horns', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Studies of an Eagle Standing on a Ram's Head, and of a Male Head with Ram's Horns

From Egyptian Details Sketchbook

Turner Bequest LXVI

Date c.1799-1800

Dimensionssupport: 166 x 82 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Reference

D03907

Turner Bequest LXVI 72 a

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1790s

Egyptian Details Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest